sell

sell · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (verb) To give or hand over something in exchange for money.

  2. 2.

    (verb) To be purchased; to have a demand in the market.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To persuade someone to accept or buy something.

  4. 4.

    (verb) To betray for money or other reward.

  5. 5.

    (noun, informal) A manner of selling; a sales pitch.

Related words

Antonyms: acquire, buy, purchase
See also: buy, sold, trade
Synonyms: market, retail, trade, vend

Etymology

From Old English sellan ("to give, hand over, sell"), from Proto-Germanic saljaną ("to offer, sell"), from Proto-Indo-European sel- ("to take, grasp"). The original sense was simply "to give," with the commercial meaning developing later.